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You do the right thing. Nature can be cruel and merciless. And hypothermia is not just for winter. There are countless histories in the Alps and the Pyrenees o
by rsecora 6y ago
You do the right thing. Nature can be cruel and merciless. And hypothermia is not just for winter.
There are countless histories in the Alps and the Pyrenees of weekend hikers that go up in t-shirts and shorts, and then suddenly the weather change... One of the members of the team fall with hypothermia and an heli need to be dispatched. Taking out resources for other rescues and putting the life of the rescuers at risk.
There are discussions in some European countries if the rescued people shall pay in case of fragrant unpreparedness, because it has begun to be quite common.